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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks past a Santa statue and American flag mural on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, both from Denmark, walk in the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: JAKOB GISLUND and his wife, ANNE GISLUND, as Mr and Mrs Santa Claus, applaud at the end of the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok.  Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SHUKO YAMAMOTO, a Santa Claus from Japan, takes pictures of the Santa Claus pageant in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HEINZ JUERGEN PRUESS, a Santa Claus from Germany, walks into the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Santa Claus applauds during the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Santa Claus waves to the crowd during the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  HUNG SHING JOHNNY, a Santa Claus from Hong Kong, takes a picture at the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: DOUGLAS GOWIN, a Santa Claus from the US, walks into the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Santa Claus walks through the crowd at the World Santa Claus Congress in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai boy dressed as a Christmas elf, "wais" a Santa Claus at the World Santa Claus Congress. The "wai" is the traditional Thai greeting. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai boy dressed as a Christmas elf, "wais" a Santa Claus at the World Santa Claus Congress. The "wai" is the traditional Thai greeting. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Santa Clauses at the World Santa Claus Congress. The "wai" is the traditional Thai greeting. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant gets help with her makeup at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant gets help with her costume at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant wait to go on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant wait to go on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant waits for the pageant to start at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant throws glitter while she walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant wait to go on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Participants in the Santa pageant relax backstage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant walks the catwalk during the pageant at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant waits for the pageant to start at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant gets help with her makeup at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant wait to go on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant rests between around at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Participants in the Santa pageant wait to go on stage at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant waits for the pageant to start at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A participant in the Santa pageant gets help with her makeup at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A participant in the Santa pageant waits for the pageant to start at the World Santa Claus Congress. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Santa Clauses from around the world watch the Santa pageant in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: SHUKO YAMAMOTO, a Santa Claus from Japan greets the polar bear mascot for Snow Town, a theme park in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Santa Clauses from around the world watch the Santa pageant in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai girls in Christmas outfits with the polar bear mascot for Snow Town, a theme park in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai girls in Christmas outfits with the polar bear mascot for Snow Town, a theme park in Bangkok. Twenty-six Santa Clauses from around the world are in Bangkok for the first World Santa Claus Congress. The World Santa Claus Congress has been an annual event in Denmark since 1957. This year's event, hosted by Snow Town, a theme park with a winter and snow theme, hosted the event. There were Santas from Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Germany, France and Denmark. They presented gifts to Thai children and judged a Santa pageant. Thailand, a Buddhist country, does not celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, but Thais do celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to people on Elm Street in West Des Moines, Saturday. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks past a Santa statue and American flag mural on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to members of the Wilson family on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. The Wilsons are visiting Des Moines from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to members of the Wilson family on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. The Wilsons are visiting Des Moines from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to members of the Wilson family on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. The Wilsons are visiting Des Moines from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to members of the Wilson family on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. The Wilsons are visiting Des Moines from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS talks to members of the Wilson family on 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. The Wilsons are visiting Des Moines from Arlington Heights, Illinois. Santa was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS waves while he walks up 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks up 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit hands out small gifts to shoppers at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit hands out small gifts to shoppers at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks down 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2019 - WEST DES MOINES, IOWA: SANTA CLAUS walks up 5th Street, the main business street in West Des Moines, Saturday. He was handing out gifts to children on Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" was first observed in the United States on November 27, 2010, as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are generally considered events at malls, "big box" stores and e-commerce retailers. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit waits to hand out small gifts to shoppers at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus checks his smart phone at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit poses for pictures with children at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit waits to hand out small gifts to shoppers at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai man in Santa Claus outfit hands out small gifts to shoppers at the Toys R Us store in Central World in Bangkok. Toys R Us closed all of their brick and mortar stores in the United States in 2018 but kept many of their overseas stores open.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Santa Claus wearing an inflatable Santa suit talks to children at EmQuarter, a new upscale shopping mall in Bangkok across Sukhumvit Road from Emporium, another Bangkok mall. Christmas in Thailand is a popular commercial / secular holiday.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Santa Claus wearing an inflatable Santa suit talks to children at EmQuarter, a new upscale shopping mall in Bangkok across Sukhumvit Road from Emporium, another Bangkok mall. Christmas in Thailand is a popular commercial / secular holiday.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Santa Claus wearing an inflatable Santa suit talks to children at EmQuarter, a new upscale shopping mall in Bangkok across Sukhumvit Road from Emporium, another Bangkok mall. Christmas in Thailand is a popular commercial / secular holiday.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A bird feeder with a Santa Claus in front of a Catholic home in the Santa Cruz Catholic neighborhood in Thonburi, Bangkok. The neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A woman sells inflatable Santa Claus toys in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam. Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics also celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    EmporiumSantaBW002.jpg
  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    EmporiumSantaBW001.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A woman sells inflatable Santa Claus toys in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam. Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics also celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A woman sells inflatable Santa Claus toys in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam. Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics also celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HanoiDay04013.jpg
  • 16 DECEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Parking attendant dressed as Santa Claus at Emporium, a high end shopping mall in Bangkok. Although Buddhist majority Thailand doesn't celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas, the commercial aspects of the holiday are widely celebrated in Thailand's larger cities.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A Santa Claus in front of St Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Brothers in Santa Claus suits on a street in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam and Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Brothers in Santa Claus suits on a street in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam and Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Inflatable Santa Claus toy venders at a holiday street fair in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam and Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Inflatable Santa Claus toy venders at a holiday street fair in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam and Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Inflatable Santa Claus toy venders at a holiday street fair in the old quarter of Hanoi. The commercial and gift giving aspect of Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam and Vietnam's 5+ million Catholics celebrate the religious aspects of Christmas.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 DECEMBER 2015 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man in a Santa Claus suit poses for photos with shoppers on Orchard Road in Singapore. Orchard Road is the heart of Singapore's upscale shopping and consumerism.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 DECEMBER 2015 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man in a Santa Claus suit poses for photos with shoppers on Orchard Road in Singapore. Orchard Road is the heart of Singapore's upscale shopping and consumerism.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 DECEMBER 2015 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man in a Santa Claus suit poses for photos with shoppers on Orchard Road in Singapore. Orchard Road is the heart of Singapore's upscale shopping and consumerism.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JEFF HANSEN, originally from Des Moines, now living in Chicago, stretches before the annual Turkey Trot. He dressed as Santa to run the race. The Turkey Trot is a Des Moines Thanksgiving 5 mile fun run.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JEFF HANSEN, originally from Des Moines, now living in Chicago, stretches before the annual Turkey Trot. He dressed as Santa to run the race. The Turkey Trot is a Des Moines Thanksgiving 5 mile fun run.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JEFF HANSEN, originally from Des Moines, now living in Chicago, stretches before the annual Turkey Trot. He dressed as Santa to run the race. The Turkey Trot is a Des Moines Thanksgiving 5 mile fun run.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HarrisTurkeyTrot003.jpg
  • 28 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JEFF HANSEN, originally from Des Moines, now living in Chicago, stretches before the annual Turkey Trot. He dressed as Santa to run the race. The Turkey Trot is a Des Moines Thanksgiving 5 mile fun run.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HarrisTurkeyTrot002.jpg
  • 28 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JEFF HANSEN, originally from Des Moines, now living in Chicago, stretches before the annual Turkey Trot. He dressed as Santa to run the race. The Turkey Trot is a Des Moines Thanksgiving 5 mile fun run.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HarrisTurkeyTrot001.jpg
  • 01 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai teenager in a Santa hat presents a Buddhist monk with an offering during a special merit making ceremony at Bangkok City Hall New Year's morning. Many Thais go to Buddhist temples and shrines to "make merit" for the New Year. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai teenager in a Santa hat presents a Buddhist monk with an offering during a special merit making ceremony at Bangkok City Hall New Year's morning. Many Thais go to Buddhist temples and shrines to "make merit" for the New Year. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai teenager in a Santa hat presents a Buddhist monk with an offering during a special merit making ceremony at Bangkok City Hall New Year's morning. Many Thais go to Buddhist temples and shrines to "make merit" for the New Year. The traditional Thai New Year is based on the lunar calender and is celebrated in April, but the Gregorian New Year is celebrated throughout the Kingdom.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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